Review: ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’
Score one for truth, justice and the American Way. Yes, that’s Superman’s motto, but it’s never been more fully inhabited, more sincerely realized, than in […]
Movies
Thoughts On The Amazing Spider-Man Trailer
Many have said (and still bemoan) that it is still too soon for a reboot. That line of thought is understandable, but get out over […]
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2
And now we reach childhood’s end. At least, that seems to be the consensus across the US as teenagers and young adults tweet from their […]
First Poster For The Dark Knight Rises
The first official poster for Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises popped up tonight. It’s glorious. Simply glorious. Rumor has it there will be a […]
Script Review: Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained
It’s been a while since we’ve been able to get Mario Anima to write for Fanboy Planet. So when he offered this review of the […]
Review: Horrible Bosses
In the 80’s, we had a popular song (and saying) “Take This Job and Shove It” that turned into a middling movie. The following decade, […]
Criswell Predicts… A New Plan 9?
Here’s a funny bit from Northern California TV personality (and convention staple) Mr. Lobo, who has a calling near and dear to my heart — […]
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon
It must be a matter of expectations. When going to see a movie based on a toy line, past experiences have set the bar pretty […]
Review: Bad Teacher
In the pursuit of being clever, I’ve been torn between two ways to begin this review of Bad Teacher. Since the creative team of Gene […]
Review: Cars 2
When we first met Lightning McQueen, it was in darkness. The familiar drawl of Owen Wilson chanted “I am speed” and suddenly Cars was off […]
Review: Green Lantern
For those not in the know, the DC Comics character Green Lantern is a super hero who wears a powerful ring that can create whatever […]
Review: The Hangover Part II
It’s hard to say what fans of Todd Phillips’ The Hangover will think of The Hangover Part 2, because I wasn’t really one of them. […]
Review: ‘Thor’
It was always about fathers and sons. Actually, that’s what Jack Kirby wrote in his Fourth World saga for DC, but as that was an […]
Review: Your Highness
It would be easy to just write off Your Highness as that stoner, fantasy movie from the Pineapple Express guys, and actually I almost did. […]
Review: Arthur
When a film is remade, it should be for a good reason. Maybe it wasn’t all that great to begin with or maybe it’s so […]
WonderCon 2011: Wright And Ronan Bring Hanna
Guest coverage by David Tapia At Wondercon this year, Focus Features promoted Hanna, the latest film from Joe Wright starring Saoirse Ronan. The two previously […]
Review: ‘Super’
A modern Don Quixote story, Super goes much darker than Cervantes ever did. First of all, there’s that pipe wrench…
Sucker Punched By Sucker Punch
Through much of Sucker Punch, one thought kept buzzing in the back of my head: Zack Snyder will show me amazing fight scenes in his […]
Review: Limitless
Guest review by Paul Balsom Filmmaker Neil Burger, writer-director of 2006’s The Illusionist, has written and directed Limitless, a new film that explores the idea […]
Review: Paul
At its heart, Paul works as the summation of the careers of Nick Frost and Simon Pegg. They do not laugh at fanboys; they are […]
